The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-02-01
STILL STICKING
TO cAMDEN,s LOST CAUSE
The Followers Of the Genial Coal OIL
Senator Refuse to Give up tho Ship.
Yesterdays ,vote-some Probable
Compromise Candidates.
Special Di,pdieh 10 he Inielligener.

Special Dl,pateh TO he Enielligener.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, Jan. 3l.-The Re
publicans to-day voted for Hon. s. O. Bur
dstte as agreed on In Saturday night'l
caucus. Tomorrow the Republicans and
Greenbackers will voto for General Golf
and II Mr.. McCombs, OF Marshall, returnr
to the House in time Gof will probably
receive forty.one votes, the high water
mark 80 far. This will make the Demo.
crats nervous, and when the Republicans
insist on several successive ballots, as they
propose to do, the nervousness will doubt.
less increase.
Prior to the vote to-day Mr.. Toler again
placed in nomination Mr.. Burdette and
Mr.. Ragland nominated johnson N. Cam.
den, saying Camdcn's supporters will fall;
II fall they muat, only at the end Of the
session and with the name of ]. N. Cam.
den still flying at their masthead.
Eighty.eight votes were cast, OF which 1t
required As to elect. Mr.. Burdette receiy.
ed 3s, Mr. Camden 81, Okey johnson 1,
A. F. Raymond and L. B. Knight, Judge
John J. Brannou, Governor Wilson, Judge
Harris, John ]. Davis and Lewis S. New.
man, one vote each.
A good story is told in this connection.
When prominent Republicans name
was called he was busily engaged Ia some
other direction and hiB name had 10 be
called twice. Then he turned to another
Republican near and said soto voce, ''say,
who the devil Is this man wsa voting
for2"
In spite OF Mr.. Rsgland's earnest decla.
ration to-day, In spite Of the Associated
Press report and the Register, Camdsn's
men have not resolved to atand firm
through the session. The report tele.
grapned Friday night that bis close
friends had considered what was best to
be done in case they could not elect him
was in strict conformity with truth.
PROBABLE COMPROMISES.
Camden will never allow Governor Will
son to appoint. 1t is an open secret that
Camden has resolved that if he must leave
the field the next Senator shall come from
the Eastern Pan Handle and will be one
OF three or four men who is most objec.
tionable to Hon, D. B. Lucas and bis asso-
ciates. The four men mentioned in this
connection are Henry G. Davis, L. Boyd
Faulkner, Congressman Wilson and vii.
liam Fl. Trsvers.
1t may be assumed that Congressman
Wilson is out OF the question for the two
reasons that his election would occasion a
vacancy which would certainly be filled
by Republican and that some OF the
Camdenites do not tackle kindly to him
because tho boom to endorse the caucus
boilers commenced in Jefferson county
and was engineered by Wilson's friends
for the purpose OF cementing the dead
lock, OF which he expects to be the bene-
ficiary.
OUGHT TO HAVE SPOKEN OUT. =. {
The Camden men say that il Congress:
man Wilson was for Camden he should
have spoken out in favor OF the caucus
when he knew that one word from him
in that direction would at least have di-
vided the supporters Of Chew and Lucas,
whereas he kept silent until Camden's de-
feat seemed assured and then only de-
clared Camden ought to be reelected.
The "anti's" and many Of Csmden's
staunchest friends do not hesitate to de-
clare that il the Senator cannot make his
point they want man who Is not afraid
to take the lead. 1t is admitted that Con-
gresham Wilson, though very ambitious,
lacks stiffness in the vertebral column.
Mr.. Travers is considered equally unavail:
able because he is euch negative charac-
ter and is not we'll known over the State.
While training with the ring he has done
nothing to assist it's plans. Boyd Faulk-
ner was selected by tho Senatorial faction
by advice Of Lewis Baker to prevent the
nomination Of Windy Wilson, because he
was regarded rs plastic enough to be mold
ed to suit their purposes. Persons from
the Eastern Panhandle declare that
Faulkner could not be elected in his own
county for anything and has no following.
1t is said that when Camden's cohorts
in Berkeley failed to nominate Parks and
the Jefferson delegation stole march by
bringing out Gettinger, Faulkner used bi,
influence to forestall tho Gettinger boom
and WAS much chsgrined when the pres
ent Senator carried the convention. q
Gettinger's nomination is represented
as Faulkner defeat, although it was con.
coded at the time that he would vote for
Camden.
cAMDEN's CHOICE.
Since it has been determined to put the
Senator in the Eastern Pan Handle it may
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